Question

Why were merchants from towns in europe began to move countryside in seventeen and eighteenth centuries

Answer 1

(i) ln 17th and 18th centuries merchants from towns in Europe began moving to the countryside supplying money to peasants and artisans persuading them to produce for an international market.
(ii) With the expansion of world trade and acquisition of colonies in different parts of the world, the demand for goods increased.
(iii) Since production in towns and cities was controlled by powerful guilds, the merchants , began employing peasant and artisans from villages. These artisans were not controlled by guilds.

Answer 2

In the 17th and 18th century, the traders from cities in Europe commenced traveling to the countryside as the resources were accessible in everything and at more affordable rates.

Also, the hand-operated workers in the nation were in high numbers which were beneficial for expanding the production.

As this was the period of industrialization, large-scale generation was a necessity to provide the goods to the global market and to cut the expenses associated in purchasing resources and receiving workers in the town, and the wholesalers traveled to the countryside.